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Employment and average hourly earnings by industry for all employees, December 2021, seasonally adjusted
Industry
Over-the-month-change in employment (in thousands)
Average hourly earnings
Employment level (in thousands)
Total private
211 31.31 127,043
Mining and logging
6 35.82 656
Construction
22 33.57 7,560
Manufacturing
26 30.28 12,580
Wholesale trade
13.7 34.44 5,766.0
Retail trade
-2.1 22.48 15,451.8
Transportation and warehousing
18.7 27.16 6,041.3
Utilities
-0.2 46.17 536.2
Information
0 45.36 2,795
Financial activities
8 40.98 8,919
Professional and business services
43 37.81 21,434
Education and health services
10 30.83 23,804
Leisure and hospitality
53 19.57 15,693
Other services
13 27.78 5,807
United States Department of Labor
